Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-03-31
he had shut himself away from her, that

he had shut himself away from her, that
he found her light and frivolous.
"A lie that Is all lie Is not very dan
gerous thing, but lie that Is half a
truth is the one that leaves a sting"
No lines were ever more true than these.
Lady Perth never said one thing that
could be taken hold Of After con-
versation with her, neither husband nor
wife could ever remember anything
distinctly. 1t was the general vague
impression that made the mischief. If
Lady Perth had not been at Oakcliffe,
the tragedy ofthis str ry would not have
happened.
"Your wife is so very young" was
/ the general commencement of her con-
versation with Lord Stair-'so young,
that she seems to me to want just a
little overlooking"
''Of course she is young" he would
answer, sand very inexperienced. If
you think any little hint needful, you
should give 1t to her Thamer." And
/ that conversation In Lady Perth's hands
would be twisted thus. The next time
that Marguerite gave her the opportun-
ity of correcting her, she would preface
her remarks by saying:
"You must excuse me if seem to be
interfering, but my brother thought
that perhaps some little hint from me
might be useful" Which was true in
its way, and so far; but the impression
given was always false One-it left
Marguerite with the conviction that
her husband had been finding fault
with her to his sister, and that was in
tolerable TO the girl who had been wor-
shipedin the home at install and adored
by the gayest part of the London world.
1t induced a feeling of hardness and
dislike against her husband; she felt
that it was not just of him to talk her
over with his sister-that if he had any
fault to find with her, he should speak
to herself. She did not know that The
faults were always suggested by Lady
Perth and disbelieved by Lord Stair.
SO, by degrees, a certain feeling of
restraint grew between them. Lady
Stair lost her sense of freedom, the
magnificent house seemed to her like a
prison.
81 was twice as happy at Inisfall,"
she. would say to herself. 81 was right
in thinking that, after all, marriage is
not such Il very happy state. / was
happier with my father at INSTALL"
Old habits came back to Lord Stair;
thing but the happiest of women; she
lived in a palace, she had a retinue of
servants, she had the finest jewels In
England, she had every comfort and
luxury, and no woman could desire
more; it did not occur to him that her
heart was empty.
So the beautiful summer months
passed, autumn and winter, went by. A
great event happend In the spring.
With the white snow-drops and blue
violets with the green leaves and the
song birds came pretty baby daughter,
surely the prettiest daughter ever seen.
Lord Stair was delighted; he would,
perhaps. have preferred a son and heir,
but this lovely little babe was charming.
There was pealing of church bells, adj
dresses and congratulations, as though
she had been some little royal princess.
1t was over the little baby stranger
that the first real'dispute occurred.
~ want my baby to be called Daisy,
after my mother" said Lady Stair to her
husband. She looked indescribably
beautiful with the little one nesting in
her arms. "If give her the name that
really suits her should call her Sun
BEAM She is sunbeam to me-"
1T is not a name" replied Lord Stair,
laughingly, although 1t is a pretty
word"
Then came Lady Perth.
Your first daughter should have one
of the old family names, Douglas" she
said. speaking for myself, / think
such names as Daisy and Violet are
perfectly absurd and nonsensical."
"My mothers name was Daisy" cried
Lady Stair.
IL am speaking of our own class"
said Lady Perth. II do not see that ii
matters what names are taken by peo-
pie of the middle class. In an old family
like ours, names are Of the greatest
consequence"
THAT is true" said Lord Stair. 1--WE
have some fine old names in our family"
~ do not think yours very nice
one" said Lady Stair. II would not
have my beautiful Sunbeam called
'Thamer.' l think it a very unpleasant
kind of name"
"Hush my darling" said Lord Stair,
with smile.
81 did not think you would let your
wife insult me-" cried Lady Perth to
her brother, as she quilted the room;
and from that moment she became the
implacable enemy of Lady Stair.